I have done something similar for flower photos. The pork 1/2 a mile
from my house has a beautiful conservatory with many lovely flowers,
some rather exotic for our area. I have gone down and taken photos
there. Go midweek and you will usually have the place to yourself. You
can get great flower phots, even when it is midwinter. I will be headed
down with the Tamron 90 f/2.5 when it arrives.
One thing to check with these kinds of places is their policy on tripods
and monopods, some will let you use monopods, but not tripods, some
don't care, and some say no tripods, no flash, so you will need very
fast film. Nice to know beforehand.
Jim Couch
"M. Royer" wrote:
> I know its cheating, but if you REALLY want ot get the
> best bird shots in your life go down to a local zoo
> and talk to the Director of the aviary. They are
> usually quite wiling to help you out and you can get
> pics of some of the 'Educational' birds, which can no
> longer be relased into the wild for various reasons.
> Put that bird on a pearch and phography to your
> heart's content, just don't use a flash or anything. A
> local avid photographer at my school did this (I
> haven't just not enough time and it does take talking
> to the zookeepers in advance.) The birds dont
> mind/dont care and it can be the perfect way to get
> tons of bird shots that all look totally awesome and,
> when pearched on a branch in the aviary or in a
> slightly wooded area, cannot be told from pics that
> were taken while trying to focus your 350/2.8 while up
> to your ankles in snow, mud, leaves, poison ivy etc.
> The guy regales you with tall tales of, "I took this
> one of a bird of paradise while being led through the
> steaming jungles of southeast Asia, led by a one eyed
> jungle guide... etc.
>
> Mark Lloyd
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